taxi

🇺🇸 /ˈtæksi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtæksi/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-A1
noun
A1

A car for hire with a driver that transports you to your destination for a fee, typically with a meter showing the cost.

I decided to take a taxi to the airport to avoid the hassle of parking.

R

A small bus for hire with a driver that follows a set route and transports passengers for a fee, stopping at various points for passengers to board or alight.

The taxi bus stopped at every corner to pick up more passengers.

verb
R

To glide or move slowly along a surface before ascending or descending, typically used in the context of aircraft.

The airplane taxied to the runway before taking off.

translation

n. A car for hire with a driver that transports you to your destination for a fee, typically with a meter showing the cost.; A small bus for hire with a driver that follows a set route and transports passengers for a fee, stopping at various points for passengers to board or alight.
v. To glide or move slowly along a surface before ascending or descending, typically used in the context of aircraft.

Word Forms

3rd Present taxies
Past taxied
Perfect taxied
Progressive taxiing
Plural taxis